Shairwan Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The history of the Shairwan name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the baptismal name for the son of Sherwin.

Shairwan Early Origins

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The surname Shairwan was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Shairwan Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Shairwan family name include Sherwin, Sherwyn, Sherwins and others.

Shairwan Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shairwan research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1607, 1687, 1645 and 1709 are included under the topic Early Shairwan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shairwan Early Notables (pre 1700)

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Shairwan In Ireland

Some of the Shairwan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Shairwan surname or a spelling variation of the name include : John Sherwin who arrived in New England in 1679; John Sherwin arrived in New York in 1820; John, Thomas and William Sherwin, all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1870..

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The Shairwan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Shairwan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 16 September 2013 at 13:56.